@KirkDuyt most of it is just recognising monster patterns and spotting when you’re in the shit. i did so much grinding of just low end monsters at the start but personally I think that comes in handy later in the game as to make a lot of the weapons you follow a tree and you have most of the parts. Also certain things like a Jagras mane are quite valuable at a certain thing you’ll come across in the future and that’s an easy monster. Add in you’ll get better with your weapon choices and your Palico can level up whatever gadget it is using. So I’m an advocate of the grind.
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@Grib I tend to do a mix, I mostly solo, especially if it’s a hard monster or it’s a quest that has a lot of rewards as people carting can become frustrating. The monster difficulty does increase the more people you have but I think it’s mostly just it’s health and possibly how many times it become enraged. However sometimes you’ll get a decent group and you can kill some of the harder monsters in about 5 minutes.
What are you playing on Xbox or PlayStation?
The game doesn’t really give that much info about itself but if I had any tips it would be.
1:As soon as you can buy the powercharm and defence charm and stick them in your item pouch. Later you can upgrade these with a certain monster part. Buy them again as they will stack on top of you’re power talon and defence talon. Just keep them in your pouch.
2:Start main lining production of flash bugs as they are probably the greatest weapon in the game. Auto craft them, then add it to the radial menu and always carry 10 flashbugs with you.
3:Poogs (the pig) once you get him to show you enough love and follow you about if you pick him up and walk around your controller will vibrate when you’re above a hidden item that he’ll dig up. If you carry him up to the kitchen next to your partner he’ll sometimes dig up meal vouchers which are awesome as using them you get a 100% Of getting the food skill you want.
When I was first starting I got a lot of info from this guy on YouTube Tag. He has a lot of little tips and stuff. Be careful tho as there are some spoilers in his videos.
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXbYdeldt9XqrXBB1kl00Mg